AP Psych Unit 2 Review

What is the overall role of the Limbic System?

• To process emotions

• To control internal bodily functions

• Executive functions

• Processing all sensations

Damage to the _________ will most likely result in death because it is the part of the brain that controls life-sustaining functions, such as heartbeat, breathing, and swallowing

• cerebral cortex.

• cerebellum.

• medulla.

• hippocampus.

Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons.

• MRI
• EEG
• fMRI
• PET

Which brain structure is sometimes referred to as the "sensory switchboard" because it filters and relays sensory info to the appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex?

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

• hippocampus

• cerebellum

"Little brain" responsible for controlling balance, coordinating fine motor movements, creation of procedural memories

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• corpus callosum

• cerebral cortex

Damage to ​ ​ (a)   results in impaired ability to physically form words, while damage to ​ (b)   results in impaired ability to process language

• Broca's Area
• Wernicke's Area

Steven is a 5 year old boy who just had a hemispherectomy. Because of _______, his brain will create new learning pathways to regain normal function.

• Association areas
• Dual processing
• Lateralization
• Plasticity

Match the following lobes with their primary functions

• Processing visual signals

• Parietal

• Processing auditory signals

• Occipital

• Executive functions

• Temporal

• Processing touch signals

• Frontal

Match the following parts of the brain to their functions

• Fine motor control, posture, balance

• Thalamus

• Directs sensory signals to correct part

• Cerebellum

• Relay info from stem to other parts

• Hypothalamus

• Hunger, thirst, body temp

• Pons

• Breathing, heart beat, swallowing, etc

• Medulla

Match the following types of brain scans

• Show info about brain, but no function

• EEG

• Shows FUNCTION of parts of brain

• MRI

• Study brain waves (sleep and seizures)

• PET

• Bones and solid structures

• CAT/CT

• Structure of soft tissues

• X-Ray